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London (Average)London
GreenwichLondon

It's basically a wash between London (Average) and Greenwich

The money's about the same - so this one's about lifestyle, not pounds.

Over 5 years, that's £1,537 in your pocket

Your Take-Home Pay

Based on area median salaries. Personalise above to see your own numbers.

London (Average)

Gross salary£44,000
Income tax-£6,286
National Insurance-£2,514
Take-home£35,200
Effective tax rate: 20%£2,933/mo

Greenwich

Gross salary£41,000
Income tax-£5,686
National Insurance-£2,274
Take-home£33,040
Effective tax rate: 19.4%£2,753/mo

You'd take home £2,160 less per year in Greenwich

Where Your Money Goes

Where Your Money Goes

How your monthly take-home splits between costs and what you keep.

London (Average)

Rent: £2,000Council Tax: £137Commute: £180Groceries: £325Energy: £135Lifestyle: £132Disposable: £125

Greenwich

Rent: £1,850Council Tax: £143Commute: £155Groceries: £312Energy: £130Lifestyle: £115Disposable: £132

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Greenwich disposable

£132/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Greenwich

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£132/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Greenwich

£41,000

£3,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Greenwich

£1,850/mo

£1,800/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Greenwich

£1,720

£80/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Greenwich

£155/mo

£300/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Greenwich

£72/wk

£156/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Greenwich

£130/mo

£60/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Greenwich

£115/mo

£197/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Greenwich

£420,000

Average house price

You could save £110,000 on a home in Greenwich. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

10.2x

Greenwich (median)

Lifestyle

Percentage of schools rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted (England), Education Scotland, Estyn (Wales), or ETI (Northern Ireland).

London (Average)

Good
Outstanding: 25%Good: 62%87% good+

3208 schools in area

Greenwich

Good
Outstanding: 27%Good: 59%86% good+

76 schools in area

London (Average) has better-rated schools overall (87% good or outstanding vs 86% in Greenwich). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Greenwich

About the same

Where you save

  • Rent+£1,800/yr
  • Commute+£300/yr
  • Lifestyle+£197/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£2,160/yr
  • Council Tax-£80/yr
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Government data, not guesswork

Data sourced from ONS, HMRC, and local authorities. Salaries are area medians - personalise above for your own numbers. Comparison based on 2-bed rental, Band D council tax, and typical usage. Always do your own sums before making big decisions. But at least now you know where to start.